Whirlpool RF340BXH manual

ELECTRIC RANGE Use & Care Gu ide For que stions about feat ure s, oper ation, perf ormance, parts, ac cessor ies or se rvice, call: 1-800-253-130 1 or visit ou r website a t... www .whirlpool .com T able of Conte nts .............. ........... ........... ........ 2 Models RF340B XH RF3 41BXH RF3 62BXG RF 364BX G RF3 65PXG RF3 66PXG ® 827294 0[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTE NTS RANGE S AFETY ............... ........... ........... ................. ........... ........ 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ......................................... ........................... 3 PARTS AND FEATURES ........ ........... ........... ................. ........... .. 6 COOKTOP U SE................. ........... ...........[...]

3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti -T i p Bracke t The range will not tip during normal use. However , the range can tip i f you apply too much for ce or weig ht to the open door without the anti-tip br acket fastened down properly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injure[...]

4 WARNING: T o r educe the risk of fir e, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INST ALLED PROPERL Y , SLIDE RANGE [...]

5 ■ Keep Oven V ent Ducts Unobstructed. ■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven. ■ DO NOT TOUCH HEA TING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURF ACES OF OVEN – Heating elements may be hot even though they[...]

6 P ARTS AND FEATURES This man ual co vers sev eral di fferent models. The ran ge you ha ve purchased may h ave some o r all of t he it ems lis ted. The loca tio ns and appearances of the features show n here may not match you r model. Contr ol Panel Range 3 1 8 7 9 6 4 5 2 1. Left front control knob 2. Surfa ce heat ing indicato r ligh t 3. Left r[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Con trol K nob s The control knob s can be se t anyw here between HI an d LO. P ush in and tur n to setting. Use th e following chart as a guide whe n setti ng heat levels. Ceramic Glass (on some mo dels) The surface cooki ng area will glow red when a n element is on . It will cycl e on and off, at all s ettings, to maint ain the se l[...]

8 Hot surface indicator lights One of the hot su rface in dicator li ghts will glow as long as a surface cookin g area is too hot to tou ch, even after the elemen t is tur ned o ff. Hot Surface Indicator Light (under ceramic glass) The hot surface i ndicat or light wil l glow as long as a ny surface cooking area is too hot to touch , even after the[...]

9 Cookware IMPORT ANT : Never leave empty cookware on a hot surface cooking area, element or su rface bur ner . Ideal cookware should h ave a fla t bottom, s traight sid es, a we ll- fitting lid and the material sh ould be of medium-to-heavy thick ness. Cookware material is a f actor in h ow qu ickly a nd evenl y heat i s tran sferr ed , which a ff[...]

10 Ti m e r The T imer can be set in minute s and se conds or ho urs and minutes an d counts down th e set time. Th e Timer does no t start or stop the oven. To S e t : 1. Press TIMER. The colon wi ll flash during Timer p rogramming. 2. Press the “ up” o r “do wn” ar row pads to s et len gth o f time . 3. Press TIMER. The Timer will begin c[...]

11 BEFORE USING Odors are normal when th e range is new . This happ ens the first time the oven i s used. IMPORT ANT : The health of s ome birds is ex tremely sens itive to the fumes given off. Expos ure to the fumes may result i n death t o certain birds. Alway s move birds to another cl osed and w ell ventilat ed room. OVEN USE Alumin um F oil IM[...]

12 Oven V ent 1. Oven Ve nt (coil element model) 1. Oven V ent (ceramic glass model) The oven ven t releases hot air an d moisture from the oven, and should not be blocked or covered. Doing s o will cause poor air circulation, a ffecting cooking and cl eaning results. Ne ver set plastics, paper or other i tems that c ould melt or burn near th e ove[...]

13 T o Broil: 1. Push i n and turn oven contr ol knob to B ROIL. On some models, se t the oven selec tor and oven temp erature contr ol knob to BR OIL. The OVEN ON ind icator l ight will turn on. 2. After b roil ing, tu rn the o ven con trol knob to OFF . On some model s, tur n both the oven selector an d oven temperatu re contr ol knob to OFF . Th[...]

14 How the Cycle W orks IMPORT ANT : The heating and cooling of porcelain on steel in the oven may re sult in discoloring, loss of gloss, hai rline cracks and popp ing so unds. The Self-Cl eaning cycle uses very h igh temperatures , bur ning soil to a powdery as h. The oven is preset for a 3 hour 30 minu te clean cycle, bu t the time can be chan ge[...]

15 CERAMIC GLASS (on some m odels) Do not use st eel wool, abrasiv e powder clea nsers, ch lorine bleach, rus t remover or ammonia because damage may occu r . Always wipe with a clean, wet cloth or sponge and dry th oroughly to prevent streaking and s taining. Cookt op Poli shing Cre me is r eco mmended r e gularly to he lp prevent scra tches, pit [...]

16 OVEN RACKS ■ Self-C leani ng c ycle: See “Self-Cl eaning Cycle ” first. Rac ks will d iscolor and become har der to slid e. A fter cle aning , a lig ht co ating of vegetabl e oil app lied to the rack gu ides wi ll he lp them sl ide. ■ Steel wool pa d BROILER P AN AND GRID Do no t cle an in the Self-C leanin g cyc le. ■ Mildly abrasive [...]

17 T o Remove: 1. Open the oven door . In sert door removal pins, included with your ran ge, into b oth hin ge hanger s. Do not r e move the pins while the do or is r e moved fro m the ra nge. 2. Carefully close the door until i t rests against th e door removal pins . 3. Grasp the do or on the sid es with your fingers on th e fr ont of the door an[...]

18 Oven will not o perate ■ On some models, is the electronic clock/timer set corr ectly? See “Elect ronic Clock/Timer” secti on. ■ On some models, Has the oven selector been set to a BAKE or BROI L function ? See “ Bakin g and R oasti ng” or “Br oiling” sec tions. Cooktop cooking r esults not what expected ■ Is the proper co okwa[...]

WHIRLP OOL ® COOKTOP, BUILT-IN OVEN AND RANGE W ARRANTY FULL ONE -YEAR WARRANTY For one year from the date of pu rchase, w hen this ap plianc e is operat ed and main tained a ccording to inst ructi ons attac hed to or fur nis hed wi th t he produc t, Wh irlp ool Co rpor ati on wi ll pay f or FSP ® r eplacemen t pa rts and repair lab or to correct[...]